ATP Tokyo: Kyrgios rushes into round two, Ruud flies out
While Nick Kyrgios made it through to the second round at the ATP Tour 500 event in Tokyo without any problems, the tournament is already over for number one, Casper Ruud .
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Oct 04, 2022, 12:53 pm
The home leave did Nick Kyrgios good. Because the Australian didn't stay long in the 6: 3 and 6: 1 against Chun-Hsin Tseng and is now waiting in the second round of the ATP Tour 500 tournament in Tokyo for the winner of the match between Poland's Kamil Majchrzak and Sho Shimabukuro from Japan.
On the other hand, the appearance of the number one of the ATP Tour 500 event in Tokyo lasted only 95 minutes. Then Casper Ruud lost 3: 6 and 3: 6 against Jaume Munar. Before that, Lave Cup hero Frances Tiafoe, who was fourth in Tokyo, had no problems beating Yasutaka Uchiyama 6: 4 and 6: 3.
There was a premiere for Borna Coric, the champion of Indian Wells: The Croatian was able to celebrate a match victory for the first time in his third appearance in Tokyo. Coric defeated Thanasi Kokkinakis 6:4 and 7:6 (4). By the way, Kokkinakis is in first place in doubles alongside Kyrgios.